Erynnis funeralis

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Erynnis funeralis
File:Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis).jpg
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E. funeralis
Binomial name
Erynnis funeralis
(Scudder & Burgess, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Nisoniades funeralis Scudder & Burgess, 1870
  • Helias clericalis Burmeister, 1875
  • Nisoniades australis Mabille, 1883
  • Phlebodes clericalis Burmeister, 1878
  • Thanaos funeralis Godman & Salvin, [1899]

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The Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, south to Argentina and Chile. Strays can be found north up to northern Illinois, north-eastern Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada and central California.

The wingspan is 34–45 mm. Adults are on wing from March to December. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on various legumes, including Robinia neomexicana, Medicago hispida, Lotus scoparius, Olneya tesota and vetch Vicia. Adults feed on flower nectar.

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